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Published: 2006-06-19 02:58:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 7799; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 514
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This was a work of patience. I still gaze at it occasionally, pondering the effort put into each square inch. It took me months to complete this, working from a photograph of Sebastião Salgado's Terra series. I don't have the original anymore but you can see a small sample here (the only one i could find). This painting was done with a rotring precision pen 0.32 by emulating printing techniques, obtaining gradients by spreading out or nearing the dots of ink. you can see it better in this detail photograph i also uploaded.Let me know what you think.
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The patience alone to complete this piece is impressive, as well as the skill and level of technique involved of course. Awesome!
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so glad to have bumped into this...it is outstanding...i'm so disappointed to see that is hasn't received a DD....it should.
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What an excellent example of stippling! The subject was great choice for the technique. Well done!
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Wow.. her face looks like the earth itself! Great job!
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This one is magnificent. Great work with the details and textures. The shading looks really impressive too. Awesome work there!
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wow, this is crazy O.o love the texture
i have absolutely no patience for stippling
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very beautiful, the detail is just stunning.
i can see the work that went into this (have to be blind not to), very well done.
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WOW WOW WOW
omg i dont think id have the paitence let alone the SKILL to do something as AMAZING as this! i mean WOW the detail here, you can see the effort 
just WOW....so lifelike!!
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you stippled that whole fricken thing? wow. respect. that's amazing.
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Nice! I really like the detailing you put into it, this resembles the photo very well. good job!
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It's really quite amazing. Stippling is really a chore but the payoff is huge. I used to do a lot of hatching but I find stippling to be more effective at suggesting depth. This piece is outstanding in its depth and tone. I'm adding it to my favorites.
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Absolutely amazing. I've never seen anything like this before. A fave for sure.
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How big is the original? You have obviously put masses of work into this and it has really paid off. The textures on the face are excellent... it is nice to see a picture of a face with real character. Not that I don't like looking at conventionally attractive faces, but it's great to see pictures like this. I admire your patience!! I get so impatient if a work takes me more than a few hours...!!
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HO-LY SHIT! The amount of time and patience that must have gone into this is uncany. Great job! It definitely payed off in the end!
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This is incredible! I can't imagine the amount of patience involved. I personally have only used crosshatching with my pens. I have no patience to work in only dots. Spectacular!
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Thank you very much for the kind comment terverius! Glad you liked it so much!
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Very glad you liked it enough to fave it!
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So much hard work! and so worth it! very well done!
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holy crap man you are 1 patient person! you really outdo youself in both the detail and finding the ugliest person to draw lol. i like it alot tho and after seeing the detail image you uploaded i can only imagine how tiring and frustrating this must have been at times. good job and keep up the good work
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ahah! not really! this was therapy
You really think the old lady is ugly? Maybe i'm crazy but i allways loved old people's faces... the human race is so out of synch with nature, but when i look at such a face, with as many wrinkes as an ancient tree, i feel like we all belong, sooner or later, nature finds us... don't know if that makes any sense, but i absolutely love that face! Thank you so much for the comment.
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i love to draw old people's faces. theyr much more intersting, unique, and challenging.
but this face....holy crap i could hardly tell she was a live human for a sec. the day i see her in front of me is the day people would be able to reach 160 years of age! no offense, its a great drawing, but she is pretty ugly.
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lol! none taken! i'll be checking your gallery then! allways nice to find deviants with the same tastes (sort of hehe...)
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Lol, i agree i do go crazy every now an then! 
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thanks for the fav frank!
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I've done a few pieces using this style too ([link] [link] [link] ) including one with the solid black background. You've done a great job here.
The wrinkle details are phenomenal.
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I've seen them! You have a lot of talent man! I faved a whole lot of them... well deserved
thank you for the comment.
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This picture is incredible. I can;t stipple to save my life @_@
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lol! please don't stipple yourself! it's so nice to get comments and you handed them out generously! Thank you so much for everything!
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Absolutamente fantástico.
Sabes, eu sou mais virada para a fotografia, e não percebo grande coisa de desenhos e tudo o mais, mas posso dizer do que gosto e do que não gosto... E eu simplesmente adorei este teu trabalho!
A textura que deste à pele está verdadeiramente única, bem como a expressão e o quase brilhozinho nos olhos que se consegue captar... Mas se queres que seja franca, acho que o que mais impressiona é o facto de eu já ter visto estas expressões à minha frente, em pessoas reais - e que tu tão bem retrataste aqui.
Fica o comentário, favorito, e a admiração de uma leiga no que diz respeito a este assunto
Continua o bom trabalho, estás a começar a tua estadia no deviantART da melhor maneira possível!
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Ohhh! Muito obrigado 
Este foi um trabalho muito apoiado na cópia directa milímetro a milimetro, de maneira que não posso aceitar crédito pela expressão do olhar ou a emotividade da figura... nesse aspecto, devo tudo ao Sebastião Salgado e à sua fotografia avassaladora!
Mas obrigado pelo amoroso comentário! mais um elogio e vinha-me uma lágrima aos olhos lol!
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E não tens de quê, Luís
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great detail. the only criticism i have is the white area in the lower right corner. since it is so bright, it creates a lot of contrast and draws the eye away from all the details you worked so hard on. great job though.
check out the deviant nimra for some parallels tp your work. he does all his work with mechanical pencils.
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